Victoria Police and Government want Protective Service Officers (PSOs) to be allowed to continue to patrol shopping centres and main streets beyond the pandemic.
Youthlaw opposes this:
PSOs have limited training – only about one third of the training of other police officers.
Youthlaw is here to support young people during COVID-19.
You can contact us for help if :
Are confused about what you can and can’t do under the new COVID-19 rulesFeel unsafe at home. Or, you are worried about the safety of someone in your family during the COVID-19 isolation measures.28 June 2019
The Sentencing Advisory Council Crossover Kids report into vulnerable children in the criminal justice system released yesterday, is a powerful analysis of a historical & current failure to adequately address the trauma of childhood abuse & neglect.
This is a timely report given the recent Vic Government budget announcement of expansions & new prisons to be built.
Proposed new laws , listed to be debated in Parliament today, would result in more young people, often from disadvantaged parts of our community, getting caught up in the criminal justice system. These proposals come at a critical time when Victoria actually needs to be doing much more to reduce prison numbers and promote reforms to prevent people entering cycles of crime.
